Rope line
Encyclopedia
A rope line is a rope
, often covered with velvet
, that separates famous people from a crowd. It is hung from portable metal or plastic posts. In American political terminology, a politician "walking down the rope line" is shaking hands
of his or her supporters and guests.
Rope
A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength...
, often covered with velvet
Velvet
Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed,with a short dense pile, giving it a distinctive feel.The word 'velvety' is used as an adjective to mean -"smooth like velvet".-Composition:...
, that separates famous people from a crowd. It is hung from portable metal or plastic posts. In American political terminology, a politician "walking down the rope line" is shaking hands
Handshake
A handshake is a short ritual in which two people grasp one of each other's like hands, in most cases accompanied by a brief up and down movement of the grasped hands.-History:...
of his or her supporters and guests.
Popular use
- In 2004, U.S. President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
explained that he had only met Ahmed ChalabiAhmed ChalabiAhmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi is an Iraqi politician. He was interim oil minister in Iraq in April-May 2005 and December-January 2006 and deputy prime minister from May 2005 until May 2006. Chalabi failed to win a seat in parliament in the December 2005 elections, and when the new Iraqi cabinet was...
in informal settings, such as the rope line at the 2004 State of the UnionState Of The Union"State Of The Union" is the debut single from British singer-songwriter David Ford. It had previously been featured as a demo on his official website, before appearing as a track on a CD entitled "Apology Demos EP," only on sale at live shows....
address http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040601-2.html.